Ariana Cherry

'Stopping in midthought to take a break. Those sweet temptations...
Spectacular.'

That bitter-sweet tempting taste of a reality not so real.
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When I was young, I lived in a box
It was like any other home...
there were rules to follow
and we all ate at the table during dinner.
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Down by the sandy and excluded beach, I witness an alive and glowing sunset.

Shielding my burning eyes from its blinding rays, I lean down on bended knee,
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Into the midst, lies a flame of untold glories....
Just breathe...
Just breathe, and the night will go away.
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Tonight, Lord, I say a prayer to you.
Before I lay my head down to sleep.
While I try to promise to myself,
That I dare not weep.
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She awoke just a few moments after sunrise.
Feeling the wetness of morning dew sticking to her face
After a long sleep upon the cold grassy ground.
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If I could be an animal for the day,
And sweep away the stress of the busy human way,

I might decide to be a graceful horse.
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When I lay myself to sleep at night,
Sometimes the questioning things that I see
through the depths of my mind
May seem just not quite right.
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I’m so tired...
I could use a cup of coffee to get me wired-
With lots of caffeine and perhaps a bite of chocolate or two-
You know what I mean...
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Through the trees,
There’s a world beyond you and me…
Up above through the clouds and past the sun,
And home beyond the farthest galaxies.
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She sees her face in the mirror.
A face unknown to herself,
But lights up the rest of the world.
She tries to remember the last time,
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Shiny gold penny
Nineteen-thirty-one, year grandma was born
My life of memories in this one cent,
But my penny is priceless
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Time is unlimited.
I don't know how long I'll keep breathing.
Or how long my heart will continue beating.
But I know that my soul will carry on.
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Inside a deep sleep was she.
Bound within a deafening silence,
only to be awakened to the horror
that now was bestowed upon her.
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My lips are sealed stale dry,
Eyes are dazed thousands of times over,
That I've forgotten what it's like to cry.
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Within hours after midnight,
a storm arose from the cloudy skies.
She sat up in her chair,
awakened, unable to sleep
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